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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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